One of rugby league's greatest assets during the uncertain and unsettling 2020 season was its ability to think outside the square and to see possibilities where other sports saw only peril.
With doubt swirling and the game's very existence under threat, Project Apollo emerged as a beacon of hope and eventually we returned to the field earlier than anyone thought possible on May 28, 2020.
As we move towards the first anniversary of that momentous day, it's perhaps fitting the NRL starts a conversation about a conference system that would revolutionise the game and potentially give us an American-style Super Bowl at the end of a season.